Columbus City Schools

Fairwood Elementary School permanently closed following Columbus City Schools budget cuts. Staff and community members hosted a farewell party to say goodbye to the historic building.

Cutting the 299 positions by the next school year is expected to save Columbus City Schools about $26 million. This comes as the district tries to address a $50 million budget shortfall that it says is due to inadequate funding from the state.

Projects planned include heating and air conditioning replacements, roof repairs, classroom upgrades and new elementary school playgrounds.

Leaders from the Columbus City Council and Columbus City Schools gathered at Northland High School Tuesday to announce a partnership focused on bringing more public resources into schools to help students and their families.

Ohio's largest school district has been reviewing AI use policies for almost a year. The policy allows teachers to decide if students can use AI on an assignment.

It’s budget season for public schools in Ohio and there's vociferous disagreement over education funding in the state.

Columbus City Schools is addressing a budget shortfall by cutting more than 60 administrative positions, closing four buildings and making some busing changes.

Dominion Middle School was placed on lockdown Wednesday after a student tip alerting the district and police that a student brought a gun to school.

Columbus City Schools' leaders are creating an independent non-profit foundation to increase opportunities for the district's students while strengthening education.

Columbus City Schools' Superintendent Angela Chapman said the cuts will save the district more than $7 million. Some of the positions were already empty.